Thessalonica, March 11, 2013

SPRIDER STORES S.A. announces to investors that the court of Thessalonica convened on Monday, March 11, 2013 regarding the company's request for entry in a restructuring procedure and reception of precaution measures, according to the provisions of article 99 Law 3588/2007, as it is replaced and valid to date.

The court decided the continuation of the protection deriving from the received temporary order according to which measures of individual mandatory execution are forbidden, until the reception of a final decision.

The company will inform investors for any further developments.